I am a proud member of the Freshmen Class of Facebook.
In those early days, back in 2004 and 2005, the site was new and exclusive (it required a .edu address to sign up) and cool. And the first day I stalked an on-campus crush using the “people search,” I knew it was going to change my life forever.
One small step for me, one giant leap backward for all of womankind.
There were, of course, other...

When your batteries, compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), or computer equipment stop working, do you toss them in the garbage? Your first inclination might be to throw items like this away, but doing so has some serious consequences.Environmental and Health RisksAll three of these product types contain hazardous materials, which when thrown away or mishandled can have a negative effect on the...

BankUnited executive Patrick Fitzgerald told a real estate lending conference in April that multifamily housing "is in a full-fledged healing mode." Vacancies are hovering at 6.6 percent nationally, down from 8.1 percent a year ago, and rents rose in the last three months of 2010 for the third consecutive quarter.
This is phenomenal news for those of us that have been operating in a cash flow...

I’ve had some pretty cool jobs and I’ve had some pretty bad jobs. All of them have been memorable.
Take, for example, the day I sunk to a new low while selling sandwiches in Ireland.
My typical sandwich route through a business park in Galway wasn’t bringing in the euros anymore and it was time to start soliciting anyone, lest I lose a free lunch every day.
Desperate to wear that incredibly...